Bishop Deeley to Visit All Maine Catholic Schools in Coming Months

PORTLAND---Bishop Robert P. Deeley will spend time with the students, teachers, and staff at All Saints Catholic School in Bangor on Monday, October 29, starting at 9 a.m. The bishop will spend the morning visiting students in their classrooms.

In recent weeks, the bishop celebrated the opening Mass at Saint Dominic Academy in Auburn on September 6 and celebrated a special Mass at the Catholic Educators’ Workshop on October 5, also in Auburn.

In the coming months, Bishop Deeley is scheduled to visit eleven Catholic schools in Maine, as well as Saint Joseph’s College of Maine and the University of Maine at Orono.

The bishop will also visit St. John Regional Catholic School in Winslow at a still to be determined date.

In addition, Bishop Deeley will celebrate Mass for the students and faculty at the University of Maine in Orono on both Sunday, October 28, 2018, and Sunday, February 24, 2019. The Masses will take place at the Newman Center, located on 83 College Avenue, at 6:15 p.m.

In the spring, the bishop will participate in the commencement exercises at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine (May 11, 2019), Saint Dominic Academy (May 30, 2019), and Cheverus High School (June 3, 2019).

“Catholic education forms our young students as people of spirit and mind, of faith and knowledge,” said Bishop Deeley. “It gives them an intellectual preparation for life, and a spiritual grounding for dealing with life. It also gives them a moral compass by which to guide their lives. These are beautiful places, moving our students ahead to live full lives in our world.”